Details of the event with ID 26 of the source Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority

Author Uwe Gradenegger Posted on Categories Certification Authority, Events Tags Event Viewer
Event Source:Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority
Event ID:26 (0x1A)
Event log:Application
Event type:Information
Event text (English):Active Directory Certificate Services for %1 was started.%2%3
Event text (German):Die Active Directory-Zertifikatdienste für %1 wurden gestartet.%2%3

Parameter

The parameters contained in the event text are filled with the following fields:

  • %1: CACommonName (win:UnicodeString)
  • %2: DCSpecifier (win:UnicodeString)
  • %3: DCName (win:UnicodeString)

Example events

Active Directory Certificate Services for ADCS Labor Issuing CA 1 was started.  DC=DC01.intra.adcslabor.de

Active Directory Certificate Services for ADCS Labor Issuing CA 1 was started.  DC=

Description

Do you know TameMyCerts? TameMyCerts is an add-on for the Microsoft certification authority (Active Directory Certificate Services). It extends the function of the certification authority and enables the application of rule sets to realize the secure automation of certificate issuance. TameMyCerts is unique in the Microsoft ecosystem, has already proven itself in countless companies around the world and is available under a free license. It can be downloaded via GitHub and used free of charge. Professional maintenance is also offered.

Occurs when the certification authority service is started. The DCName field is empty if no domain controller can be contacted. See also events no. 91 and 94 .

Security assessment

The security assessment is based on the three dimensions of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

No description has been written for this yet.

Microsoft's rating

Microsoft rates this event in the Securing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) whitepaper with a severity of "Low".

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